That’s all from me for today. Manchester City’s match against Everton kicks off in 20 minutes and we’ll have on-the-whistle reports from all the Premier League matches that kicked off at 3pm up on the website very shortly. A win over Everton would move City to within just three points of Chelsea at the Premier League summit. Follow the action with Scott Murray by clicking on this link.
Up in Scotland: Motherwell 0-1 Celtic, Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton, Dundee 1-2 Inverness, Partick Thistle 1-1 Kilmarnock, St Mirren 0-1 St Johnstone. Click on the link to view the Scottish Premiership table.
Sheffield Wednesday grab a late winner against Blackburn: Deep in injury time, Sheffield Wednesday score a late winner against Blackburn. Claude Dielna with the winner there, followed by a caution for - I’m guessing - celebrations that were almost certainly over-zealous.
Derby County lead the Championship table by one point from Ipswich Town, with Bournemouth and Middlesbrough next in the pecking order, a further point behind.
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FA Cup second round results: Accrington Stanley 1-1 Yeovil Town, Bury 1-1 Luton Town, Cambridge United 2-2 Mansfield, MK Dons 0-1 Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic 0-1 Doncaster Rovers, Oxford United 2-2 Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End 1-0 Shrewsbury, Sheffield United 3-0 Plymouth Argyle.
Championship full times: Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (still playing), Blackpool 1-0 Birmingham City, Cardiff City 0-0 Rotherham United, Derby County 3-0 Brighton, Huddersfield Town 2-1 Brentford, Ipswich Town 4-1 Leeds United, Millwall 1-5 Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest 1-1 Charlton Athletic (still playing), Reading 0-0 Bolton, Wigan Athletic 0-1 Norwich, Wolves 1-2 Bournemouth.
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Premier League result: QPR 2-0 Burnley
Charlie Austin scored and got sent off against his former club, as QPR moved out of the PRemier League relegation zone, leap-frogging Sean Dyche’s men in the process.
Premier League result: Stoke 3-2 Arsenal
Arsenal have managed just one win in their last 10 visits to Stoke and had another torrid afternoon today. A goal behind after 19 seconds, they’ve lost by the odd goal of five and finished with 10 men following the dismissal of Calum Chambers.
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Premier League result: Hull City 0-0 West Brom
ANother scoreless draw in the PRemier League, where West Brom should have won from the penalty spot, only to be foiled by Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor.
Premier League result: Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland
Liverpool are held at home by a Sunderland team that doesn’t win too many games, but doesn’t lose too many either. It was another well organised performance from Gus Poyet’s men.
Premier League result: Tottenham 0-0 Crystal Palace
The boos ring out at White Hart Lane, where Crystal Palace seem to have given Spurs a torrid afternoon in a match they dominated and will be disappointed not to have won.
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Meanwhile in Scotland: Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton, Dundee 1-2 Inverness, Partick Thistle 1-1 Kilmarnock, St Mirren 0-1 St Johnstone. Motherwell 0-1 Celtic is a result.
A change of personnel at the Britannia: Robert Huth lumbers on in place of Bojan, as Stoke desperately try to hang on to their lead.
Bournemouth turn it around at Molineux: In the Championship, Bournemouth have overturned their deficit to go 2-1 up against 10-man Wolves, who are now staring down the barrel of their fifth straight defeat.
Championship latest: Millwall pull a goal back against Middlesbrough to make it 1-4 at the Den, only for their opponents to make it 1-5 within seconds. Scott McDonald with the goal there for Millwall, while Kike extended Boro’s lead.
Elsewhere in the Championship: Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (still in first half added time), Blackpool 1-0 Birmingham City, Cardiff City 0-0 Rotherham United, Derby County 3-0 Brighton, Huddersfield Town 2-1 Brentford, Ipswich Town 4-1 Leeds United, Millwall 1-5 Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest 1-1 Charlton Athletic, Reading 0-0 Bolton, Wigan Athletic 0-1 Norwich, Wolves 1-1 Bournemouth.
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RED CARD! Arsenal are down to 10 men ...
Calum Chambers joins Charlie Austin in picking up a career first red card, after getting his second booking of the game for a fairly innocuous challenge on Bojan. Ten-man Arsenal continue to trail 3-2 and have just 10 minutes to try and salvage something from what’s been a ridiculous game of football.
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A goal disallowed at White Hart Lane
Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon has an effort correctly ruled out against Spurs.
RED CARD! Charlie Austin is sent off ...
Charlie Austin gets a second yellow card for catching Michael Keane with a flailing arm and is sent packing. It’s the first dismissal of his career.
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GOAL! QPR 2-0 Burnley (Austin 74)
It looks like Burnley’s goose is well and truly cooked. Charlie Austin scores against his former employers to double the lead for Harry Redknapp’s side.
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Championship news: Brentford pull a goal back at Huddersfield. The home side now lead 2-1.
Steven Gerrard comes on at Anfield
With his side being held and at times dominated by Sunderland, Brendan Rodgers decides to bring on Steven Gerrard for Adam Lallana. Rickie Lambert goes close to opening the scoring and putting Liverpool ahead, but heads wide.
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GOAL! Stoke City 3-2 Arsenal (Ramsey 70)
Aaron Ramsey pulls another goal back for Arsenal, with a volley into the ground that beat Begovic! This is ridiculous - they were losing 4-0 three minutes ago, now they only trail 3-2.
GOAL! Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal (Cazorla 68pen)
Arsenal go from being 4-0 down to 3-1 down, courtesy of a penalty from Santi Cazorla.
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A goal disallowed at the Brittania
Bojan had put Stoke City 4-0 up against Arsenal at the Britannia, with Bojan beating Damian Martinez with a soft shot at his near post. The Arsenal goalkeeper complained that a Stoke City player in an offside position was in his eyeline, so the goal should have been disallowed and the referee eventually reverses his decision to award the goal, after consulting with his linesman. It’s still Stoke 3-0 Arsenal.
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Championship news: Huddersfield have doubled their lead against Brentford, who are now two behind at the John Smith’s Stadium.
A sending-off in the Championship: Wolves’ Dutch forward Rajiv van la Parra has been dismissed, picking up a straight red card for violent conduct. His side lead Bournemouth 1-0 at Molineux, but their job just got a little more difficult.
FA Cup second round: Chesterfield have just gone ahead at MK Dons, where they lead 1-0. Other second round latest scores: Accrington Stanley 0-1 Yeovil Town, Bury 0-1 Luton Town, Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield, Oldham Athletic 0-0 Doncaster Rovers, Oxford United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End 1-0 Shrewsbury, Sheffield United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
Alexis Sanchez misses a sitter for Arsenal. He takes the ball around opposing goalkeeper Asmir Begovic at the Britannia and somehow contrives to hit the post, when the goal was gaping. Arsenal continue to trail Stoke City 3-0.
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Sunderland go close at Anfield. Following a first half in which neither side managed to register a shot on target, Sunderland striker Connor Wickham volleys inches the wrong side of the upright, squandering a great opportunity to put Sunderland a goal to the good. Gus Poyet’s men are dominating proceedings at Anfield, where Sunderland have not won in the league since 1983.
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GOAL! QPR 1-0 Burnley
Leroy Fer puts QPR a goal ahead against Burnley in the 51st minute.
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At Loftus Road, QPR midfielderMr Barton and gets the yellow card out anyway,. Joey Barton attempts to stop referee Jon Moss booking Ashley Barnes for what was a legitimate challenge. Mr Moss chooses to ignore Mr Barton and gets the yellow card out anyway.
Championship latest: Ipswich Town now lead Leeds 4-1, with Tommy Smith getting on the scoresheet early in the second half.
Stoke City and Arsenal have resumed one-sided battle at the Brittania, where the hosts lead by the remarkable scoreline of 3-0. Arsene Wenger has hooked Hector Bellerin and sent on Danny Welbeck. Meanwhile Olivier Giroud goes to ground holding his face, after pretending he’d been the victim of an assault by Ryan Shawcross. Referee Anthony Taylor isn’t having it.
With Brighton losing 3-0 at Derby, some advice for their beleaguered manager ...
@bglendenning Would it be too much of a cliché to mention how useful it would be for Sami Hyypiä to remember Istanbul?
— Vishnu Prashanth (@kvp1998) December 6, 2014
Scottish Premiership half-times: Aberdeen 1-0 Hamilton, Dundee 1-0 Inverness, Partick Thistle 1-1 Kilmarnock, St Mirren 0-1 St Johnstone. Motherwell 0-1 Celtic is a result.
FA Cup second round half-times: Accrington Stanley 0-1 Yeovil Town, Bury 0-0 Luton Town, Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield, MK Dons 0-0 Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic 0-0 Doncaster Rovers, Oxford United 0-1 Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End 1-0 Shrewsbury, Sheffield United 0-0 Plymouth Argyle.
Championship half-times: Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (still in first half added time), Blackpool 0-0 Birmingham City, Cardiff City 0-0 Rotherham United, Derby County 3-0 Brighton, Huddersfield Town 1-0 Brentford, Ipswich Town 3-1 Leeds United, Millwall 0-4 Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest 0-1 Charlton Athletic, Reading 0-0 Bolton, Wigan Athletic 0-1 Norwich, Wolves 1-0 Bournemouth.
Premier League half-times
Hull City 0-0 West Brom, Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland, QPR 0-0 Burnley, Stoke City 3-0 Arsenal, Tottenham 0-0 Crystal Palace.
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GOAL! Stoke City 3-0 Arsenal (Walters 45)
Stoke win a corner. The ball’s floated to Peter Crouch, who knocks it to the feet of Jon Walters, who smashes it into the roof of the net. Arsenal trail Stoke City 3-0!
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Millwall trail Middlesbrough 4-0 at home. Jelle Vossen wraps up a first-half hat-trick for Middlesbrough, having failed to score for them in 12 previous attempts.
Scottish Premiership latest: Aberdeen 1-0 Hamilton, Dundee 1-0 Inverness, Partick Thistle 1-1 Kilmarnock, St Mirren 0-1 St Johnstone. Motherwell 0-1 Celtic is a result.
Lewis McGugan is stretchered off: The Sheffield Wednesday midfielder came out second best from a fair challenge by Blackburn’s Lee Williamson, landed in a crumpled, motionless heap on the ground and has since been stretchered off wearing a neck-brace. Here’s hoping it’s nothing too serious.
Championship news: There’ll be a lot of snarling from Millwall fans at the Den, who are being treated to the spectacle of their side losing 3-0 against Middlesbrough after 36 minutes. Patrick Bamford made it 2-0 after 28 minutes, with Jelle Vossen adding his second of the afternoon six minutes later. Other Championship scores: Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County 3-0 Brighton, Huddersfield 1-0 Brentford, Ipswich Town 2-1 Leeds United, Nottingham Forest 0-1 Charlton, Wigan 0-1 Norwich City.
GOAL! Stoke City 2-0 Arsenal (Bojan 35)
Bojan Krkic, the man of the match at the Britannia thus far, doubles Stoke’s lead against Arsenal.
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FA Cup: Tranmere Rovers go a goal up against Oxford United, with Cole Stockton troubling the scoreboard operator at the Kassam Stadium.
A super save from Rob Green: At Loftus Road, Burnley winger George Boyd tries his luck from 25 yards out, only to be denied by a sensational save by QPR goalkeeper Rob Green. Moments later, Eduardo Vargas beats two players and has a shot for the hosts, only to be denied by a goal-line clearance from Burnley defender Michael Keane.
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Ipswich take the lead against Leeds: David McGoldrick scores from the spot to put Ipswich ahead after a bad start against Leeds. Daryl Murphy has just missed a glorious opportunity to extend the Tractor Boys’ lead.
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Bad news for Sami Hyppia: The Brighton manager has overseen just one win in Brighton’s last 15 games and is unlikely to oversee one this afternoon, as his team now trail 3-0 at Derby County. Darren Bent thought he’d pulled a goal back for the visitors, only to see his effort ruled out. Derby County promptly went down the other end, where Chris Martin bagged his second of the afternoon. In other Championship news, Huddersfield lead high-flying Brentford by a Sean Scannell goal, while Jelle Vossen has put Middlesbrough ahead at Millwall. At the City Ground, Nottingham Forest are behind to Charlton, for whom Callum Harriott did the honours in the 10th minute.
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FA Cup news: Paul Huntington scores his first goal in over a year to put Preston ahead against Shrewsbury.
Back in the Championship: Derby County lead Brighton 2-0 after 17 minutes. Chris Martin put the Rams ahead after 10 minutes and Johnny Russell doubled their lead five minutes later. Meanwhile at Ewood Park, Blackburn full-back Alex Baptiste has made it 1-1 in his team’s match against Sheffield Wednesday.
In the FA Cup:It’s goalless in all but one of the afternoon’s second round 3pm kick-offs. Cambridge United and Mansfield Town have notched a goal apiece at the Abbey Stadium.
Back in the Championship: Ipswich have equalised in their match against Leeds, with Irish striker Daryl Murphy cancelling out Mirko Antennuci’s opener after 12 minutes.
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Giroud misses a sitter for Arsenal! The French striker heads an easy chance wide after good work from right-back Hector Bellerin. The Gunners continue to trail Stoke, who lead courtesy of Peter Crouch’s first-minute strike.
Penalty save! McGregor saves from the spot for Hull
Having been denied a penalty just a couple of minutes ago, Victor Anichebe and his West Brom team-mates got the spot-kick they deserved for a similar foul on the Nigerian. Graham Dorrans took the penalty, only to be foiled by Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor, who has saved all three spot-kicks he’s faced in the Premier League.
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Championship latest: Norwich have just gone ahead against Wigan courtesy of a Jonny Howson goal, while Kieran Lee has put Sheffield Wednesday one up against Blackburn Rovers. In the match between Ipswich and and Leeds, Mirko Antenucci has put the visitors ahead at Portman Road.
West Brom denied a penalty at Hull City. In his own penalty area, Michael Dawson grabs a fistful of Victor Anichebe’s shirt and gives it a good yank. West Brom’s players appeal for a penalty, but none is forthcoming from referee Michael Oliver.
Sunderland have a shout for a penalty. But it’s turned down by referee Neil Swarbrick, who is officiating at Anfield this afternoon. Martin Skrtel dodges the bullet, there.
GOAL! Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal (Crouch 1)
Peter Crouch slides the ball home to put Stoke a goal up against Arsenal with their first attack of the day. Callum Chambers had a shocker, there. Stoke take the lead after just 19 seconds.
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An email from Ian Colvin: “I bet ‘specialist in coat-zip failure’ Arsene Wenger is currently doing a small French celebratory jig around the away changing rooms at the Britannia,” he writes. “He may or may not have Santi Cazorla on his shoulders.”
Pyramid Inverting’s Jonathan Wilson is in splendid isolation ...
In magnificent isolation in the QPR overflow press box. Five empty seats to my left, eight to my right. And no sun in my eyes.
— Jonathan Wilson (@jonawils) December 6, 2014
Meanwhile in Scotland: Celtic have beaten Motherwell 1-0 at Fir Park courtesy of an early strike from Anthony Stokes. Poor finishing from the Scottish champions almost cost them dearly, but they got there in the end. They lead the Scottish Premiership by five points. Procession? What procession?
Newcastle’s win over Chelsea has put the cat among the Premier League pigeons. Should Manchester City beat Everton in this afternoon’s 5.30pm kick-off, they’ll reduce the deficit between them and the league leaders to just three points. Procession? What procession?
Premier League full time: Newcastle 2-1 Chelsea
Chelsea’s long unbeaten run is at an end - they’ve been beaten by Newcastle at St James’ Park for the third season in a row. A brace from Papiss Cisse did the damage, with Didier Drogba pulling one back shortly after Steven Taylor had been given his marching orders late doors. Here’s how Scott Murray saw events unfold.
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GOAL! Newcastle 2-1 Chelsea (Drogba 83)
My word. You really ought to get on over to Scott Murray’s minute-by-minute report, where Didier Drogba has just pulled a goal back for Chelsea with a thumping header.
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Red card! Newcastle's Steven Taylor is sent off
The Newcastle defender gets his second yellow card, quickly followed by a red and walks off the pitch shaking his head at the apparent injustice of it all.
GOAL! Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea (Cisse 79)
He’s only gone and done it again! Chelsea are on the ropes at St James’ Park, finishing a fine counter-attack after good work in midfield from Jack Colback. Just 30 seconds earlier, Eden Hazard hit the post for Chelsea. This could blow the Premier League title race wide open. Scott Murray has the latest.
Stoke City v Arsenal - line-ups
Stoke: Begovic, Bardsley, Shawcross, Muniesa, Pieters, Nzonzi, Cameron, Bojan, Diouf, Walters, Crouch.
Subs: Huth, Whelan, Adam, Butland, Shenton, Ireland, Assaidi.
Arsenal: Martinez, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Chambers, Gibbs, Flamini, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Sanchez, Giroud.
Subs: Szczesny, Podolski, Campbell, Ajayi, Maitland-Niles,
Koscielny, Welbeck.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Back in Scotland: It’s all going the shape of the pear for Motherwell, who continue to trail Celtic 1-0 in their top flight encounter. Simon Ramsden has just been sent off for serious foul play. Naughty boy.
Hull City v West Brom - line-ups
Hull: McGregor, Rosenior, Chester, Dawson, Meyler, Elmohamady,
Huddlestone, Livermore, Quinn, Aluko, Hernandez.
Subs: Bruce, Brady, Jakupovic, Sagbo, Robertson, Davies, Jelavic.
West Brom: Foster, Wisdom, Lescott, McAuley, Pocognoli,
Dorrans, Gardner, Mulumbu, Morrison, Sessegnon, Anichebe.
Subs: Baird, Ideye, Myhill, Gamboa, Varela, Dawson, Berahino.
Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)
QPR v Burnley - line-ups
QPR: Green, Isla, Caulker, Dunne, Yun, Vargas, Barton, Henry, Fer, Austin, Zamora.
Subs: Ferdinand, Phillips, McCarthy, Onuoha, Mutch, Kranjcar, Hoilett.
Burnley: Heaton, Trippier, Chalobah, Shackell, Mee, Boyd,
Marney, Jones, Arfield, Barnes, Ings.
Subs: Wallace, Kightly, Sordell, Reid, Jutkiewicz, Gilks, Long.
Referee: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire)
Liverpool v Sunderland - line-ups
Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Toure, Moreno, Henderson, Lucas, Lallana, Coutinho, Sterling, Lambert.
Subs: Brad Jones, Jose Enrique, Lovren, Gerrard, Can, Allen, Markovic.
Sunderland: Pantilimon, Vergini, Brown, O’Shea, Reveillere,
Bridcutt, Johnson, Gomez, Larsson, Wickham, Altidore.
Subs: Rodwell, Fletcher, Alvarez, Mannone, Buckley, Robson, Cattermole.
Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace - line-ups
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies,
Mason, Bentaleb, Lamela, Kane, Eriksen, Soldado.
Subs: Rose, Kaboul, Lennon, Paulinho, Vorm, Chadli, Stambouli.
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Kelly, Dann, Hangeland, Ward,
McArthur, Jedinak, Ledley, Zaha, Chamakh, Bolasie.
Subs: Campbell, Hennessey, Thomas, Gayle, Bannan, Delaney, Puncheon.
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea (Cisse 58)
Papiss Cissé has come off the bench to score his sixth goal of the season and put Newcastle a goal to the good against Chelsea in the day’s early kick-off at St James’ Park. Scott Murray’s doing the minute-by-minute report on that one, so you can follow the action by clicking on this link. He’ll probably tell you that Newcastle are well worth their lead against a Chelsea side that looks a mite out of sorts.
Meanwhile in Scotland: Celtic currently lead Motherwell 1-0 after 48 minutes of their SPL encounter at Fir Park. Anthony Stokes got the goal there, after six minutes. Today’s Scottish Premier League 3pm kick-offs: Aberdeen v Hamilton, Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock and St Mirren v St Johnstone.
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Hartlepool news: It’s not been a good weekend for the worst side in League Two, who got knocked out of the FA Cup by their Northern Premier League neighbours Blyth Spartans last night and have now parted company with their manager, Paul Murray, who had been in charge at Victoria Park for just 45 days. During his tenure, Murray oversaw one win, five defeats and a draw. He departs with the club bottom of League Two, six points adrift of safety. Expect celebrity Hartlepool fan and Gillette Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling to be in a slough of despair this afternoon.
Today’s Premier League 3pm kick-offs
Hull City v West Brom, Liverpool v Sunderland, QPR v Burnley, Stoke City v Arsenal, Tottenham v Crystal Palace.
Today’s Championship 3pm kick-offs
Blackburn v Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool v Birmingham City, Cardiff City v Rotherham United, Derby County v Brighton, Huddersfield Town v Brentford, Ipswich Town v Leeds United, Millwall v Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic, Reading v Bolton, Wigan Athletic v Norwich, Wolves v Bournemouth.
Today’s FA Cup second round 3pm kick-offs
Accrington Stanley v Yeovil Town, Bury v Luton Town, Cambridge United v Mansfield, MK Dons v Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers, Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End v Shrewsbury, Sheffield United v Plymouth Argyle.
Barry is on his way.
